Vista Grande Public Library

THE PRIMARY MISSION OF VISTA GRANDE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA COMMUNITIES WITH FREE AND EQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES, MATERIALS, AND SERVICES THAT ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND INFORMATIONAL INTERESTS.

PURCHASING, CATALOGUING AND CIRCULATION OF LIBRARY COLLECTION MATERIALS. INCLUDES PERFORMING REFERENCE SERVICES FOR PATRONS AND MATERIALS RECOMMENDATIONS. DURING MOST OF 2020, THE BUILDING WAS PHYSICALLY CLOSED TO PATRONS, SO CIRCULATION OF INHOUSE MATERIALS WAS DEPENDENT ON STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PULLING AND PREPARING MATERIALS TO BE CHECKED OUT FOR PATRONS. WE ENROLLED IN THE STATES E-BOOK CONSORTIUM, NEW MEXICOS LIBRARY-TO-GO, PROVIDING DOWNLOADABLE EBOOKS AND AUDIO RECORDINGS AND OFFERED CONCIERGE SERVICES, WHERE A PATRON COULD SUGGEST A TOPIC OR AUTHOR AND STAFF WOULD PROVIDE A SELECTION, IN ESSENCE, BROWSING FOR THE PATRON. WE ALSO CIRCULATED BINGE BAGS: A BAG OF BOOKS ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC. THESE NUMBERS DO NOT INCLUDE CRAFT BAGS HANDED OUT FREE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN ON A WEEKLY BASIS.24,526 ITEMS WERE CIRCULATED TO A REGISTERED PATRON POPULATION OF 4,051.

PRESENTATION OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR PATRONS BOTH ADULT AND YOUTH. WHILE THESE WERE CURTAILED FOR MUCH OF 2020 WHILE CLOSED DUE TO COVID REGULATIONS, WE STILL PROVIDED A VIBRANT, SUMMER READING PROGRAM, WHERE CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO DROP OFF READING LOGS, RECEIVE PRIZES AND WORK TOWARD A GRAND PRIZE, AS WELL AS OTHER REWARDS FOR PARTICIPATING. PRIOR TO THE STATE-ORDERED CLOSUE IN MARCH 2020, WE WERE PROVIDING AN ON-SITE AFTER SCHOOL READING PROGRAM WITH 40 REGISTERED STUDENTS, PARTNERED WITH THE ELDORADO COMMUNITY SCHOOL TO HOST AN ALL-AGES ART DISPLAY PRODUCED BY THE ART CLASSES AT THE K-8 INSTITUTION, OFFERED FAMILY AND ADULT MOVIE NIGHTS, CHESS CLUB, HOSTED COMPUTER AND MEDICARE COURSES, AUTHOR TALKS AND ART RECEPTIONS FOR ADULT LOCAL ARTISTS, WHICH SHIFTED TO VIRTUAL ART SHOWS HOSTED VIA THE LIBRARYS WEBSITE AND OFFERED A DRIVE-UP HALLOWEEN EVENT WHICH GARNERED 150 VISITORS.227 PROGRAMS WERE ATTENDED BY 1,047 PEOPLE.

ACCESS TO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY BY PATRONS, INCLUDING THE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC COMPUTERS. INCLUDES REFERNCE SERVICES, PATRON INSTRUCTION ON COMPUTER USE, SEARCH HELP, ASSISTANCE IN DOWNLOADING, PRINTING AND COMPLETING FORM. VGPL OFFERS SCANNING (TO EMAIL, TO/FROM USBS) FOR PATRONS, ID PHOTOCOPYING, FREE TAX FORMS AND SIMILAR. WE OFFER FREE WI-FI FROM 8AM TO 10PM THAT CAN BE ACCESSED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, A SERVICE THAT WAS USED BY MANY PATRONS DURING COVID CLOSURES, INCLUDING LOCALS HELPING OTHERS WITH COMPUTER ISSUES AND, OF COURSE, STUDENTS. WHILE THE LIBRARY WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, VGPL OFFERED COMPUTER APPOINTMENTS SO THAT PATRONS WITHOUT OTHER ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY WERE ABLE TO REMOTELY ADDRESS VARIOUS BUSINESS AND PERSONAL ISSUES. 13 PUBLIC COMPUTERS USED 756 TIMES BY OVER 200 PATRONS.